After weeks of understanding of traditional and modern architecture in Malaysia, the impact of both design of architecture are completely different and it can be categorized by the appearance of the buildings or the materials that used for the buildings.
From the earliest entry post, you may see how a historical buildings or specific foreign influenced buildings look like and built during the concurred period. The material that they have used are so much different from the modernise buildings nowadays.
As one of the example to differentiate the traditional and modern architecture,
material that they used for Malay architecture which is the Rumah Melayu are mostly eco-friendly material which is mainly wood. The reason is because the technology for the old times are not as advanced as now.
Not only the Malay architecture, the Moorish style which in vernacular Malaysian architecture is also another example with traditional design. The material they had used is mostly bricks and with all solid walls. Arches and big windows design can be seen throughout the buildings.
Unlike the modern architecture, open concept are commonly use to design modernise buildings. Therefore, glass and steel structure are widely used and it can almost be seen in every modernise buildings. The concept for modern buildings are not only flat ideas as the old times. As you may see the structure below which is design as the geometrical exterior to get attention from the passer-by.
From my point of view, there are much more elements to differentiate the traditional and modernise architecture besides the concepts and materials that used for both architecture. No matter what, the evolution of the changing and transformation for vernacular Malaysian architecture is the combination of different culture, inspiration and concepts not only based in local and also foreign.
Stay tuned!
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